TexMessage: Finally, the public sees details of John Cornyn’s RESULTS Amendment

Good morning, TexMessagers! Do you think the RESULTS Amendment has a chance of passing the Senate?

TEXclusive

Texas Sen. John Cornyn officially unveiled his RESULTS amendment to the immigration reform bill Wednesday, giving the general public the opportunity to read the legislation cover to cover.

Co-sponsored by Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo and Georgia Sen. John Isakson, the amendment received harsh criticism from both Senate Democrats and the Gang of Eight last week, prompting extensive debate on the floor.

Despite the debate, Cornyn has remained confident. He issued a statement Wednesday regarding the lack of action that comes from government promises.

“It’s understandable, and I believe justified, for the American people to be skeptical about Congress when it makes promises without any means to implement guaranteed results,” Cornyn said. “The federal government has always said the right things when it comes to reassuring the American people, but it’s never been able to translate those promises into results that are actually implemented.”

He feels that his bill would provide the both promises and results that American needs when it comes to immigration. Cornyn ended the statement by saying the following:

“Americans are tired of hearing endless border security promises without seeing any realistic mechanism for guaranteeing results. My amendment would guarantee such a mechanism and it would guarantee the results that Washington has long promised but never delivered.”

Two members of the Gang of Eight — Democrat Chuck Schumer of New York and John McCain of Arizona — took to the Senate floor yesterday afternoon to roast Cornyn’s proposal. But the Texan isn’t cowed.

Until a decision is reached, Cornyn continues to take to Twitter in order to sway the opinions of his followers.

The Cornyn RESULTS amendment would increase the number of Border Patrol agents by 5,000.